Shoe form



w. J, DE WITT July 29, 1930.

SHOE FORM Filed June 24, 1929 aee' rrz y 15 is yieldably engaged to hold 2 of other embodiments of this invention.

l atentecl July 29, 1930 1 UNI ED-S PATENT oFm? WILLIAM {7.1m WI TT or AUBunmnEw YORK, AssIGNon TosHoE FORM 00., me, of

. AuBunmnEw YORK, A CORPORATION or, NEw YoR SBOE FORM Application filedJ' un'e 24,

This invention relates to an improvement in a shoe form, and more particularly in shoe form consisting of a toe engaging member which is adapted to be insertedinto the toe 5 of a shoe forthe purpose of plumping out the material of the shoe and holding it in the proper condition. V

' The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a shoe form similar to that shown in 19, my copending application 357,947, filed April 25, 1929, now Patent No. 1,740,157 granted December 17, 1929, comprising a toe member and acrossbar connecting the walls thereof which crossbar has a free end that the toe member in the desired position.

In the drawings, i

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a toe member embodying one form of this invention, certain eo parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the member illustrating the relation of the parts thereof; and""" 2 Figs. 3 and 4:, and 5 and '6 are similar views The body-of the toe member is preferably made of celluloid or similar resilient material'having side walls and 11 which termihate in ball flanges 12 and 13. This construction is common to each of the embodiments of the invention and the same reference numerals will therefore be applied thereto.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 the side wallslO and 11' of the form are connected by a crossbar 15,.one end of which is bent toform a loop 16 which bears against the under sideof the ball flange 12 and a portion 17 which is bent around the edge of the flange l2and terminates in a post 18 which enters a hole 19 formed in the flange 12 whereby the crossbarv is thus pivotally seto engages. By reference to Fig. 1 it will be 1929. Serial No. 373,150.

of the contact of the portion 23 with the edge of the flange the walls 10 and 11 are positively'expanded, as indicated in dotted lines in F 1g. 1. The natural resiliency ofthematerial forming the body of the toe form holds the parts in contact so that the flange 13 will bear against the portion 23' as the bar is pivotally shifted in either direction. If, however, the flange 13 is held in the expanded condition due to the frictional engagement therewith of the loop 20 andf-ree end 21, it can be easily contracted by the application. of manual pressure. 7

The embodimentshown in Figs. 3 a1id4 comprises a crossbar 25, the end 26 of which is pivotally secured to the ball flange 12 by means of a rivet or button 27. In the ball flange 13 is formed an arcuate slot 28 and the other end of the bar 25 after being bent atan angle 29 below the flange is then passed through the slot 28, again bent to form the the surface of the flange 13"are formed a series of bosses 32, between any two of which the free end 31 will rest. With this construction the pivotal movement of the bar 25 about the'rivet 27 will cause the oscillation of the other end of the bar in the slot 28. The edges of the slot 28 engage the upright portion 33 connecting the angles 29' and 30 so thatthe movement of the bar will posi-' tively cause the walls 10 and 11 to expand or contract in the mannerpreviously described." The boses 32 will act upon the free end 31 to hold the crossbar in any desired position and ensure that the walls remain in suchposition. 1 a

The embodiment shown in Figs; 5 and 6 is similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and

somewhat simpler in construction. 1 The angle 30, and terminates in a free end 31. In

crossbar 35 is pivotally attached at the end 36 to a rivet or button 37 and at the other end is bent back upon itself, passing through a slot 38 in the flange 13 and terminating in a free end 39 which comes into contact with a series of bosses 40. It obviously follows that, when the bar 35 is pivoted about the rivet 37, the upright portion 41 will coact with the walls of the slot 38 to expand or contract-the walls of the form:

It will be noted that in each of the embodiments the crossbar which connects the wallsof the member is pivotally secured at' one end to one of the ball flanges and has at the other end an upright portion having a slidable engagement with the other-ball flange,

which flange is provided. with a series of bosses that engage the free end of the crossbar and act to hold the walls in the desired position. It will further benoted that the crossbar in each embodiment extends below the flanges of the member and when inserted in the toe of a shoe will perforce rest against the insole ofthe shoe so that when the walls 1 have been-expanded into the proper position,

the crossbar is held against shifting not only by the coaction of its free end with the bosses on the flange but also by the frictional contact of the crossbar with the insole of the shoe. V V V While certain embodiments of theinvention have been shown and described, I am including an upright portion bearing against, the other wall and a free end,said upright portion acting to expand said walls 'positively when the crossbar is pivotally moved in one direction, and said free end being in yieldable engagement with the wall to hold the crossbar in a desired position. p

' 2. A;sl1oe form comprising a, hollowltoe member, having sidewalls terminating in ball flanges, and a crossbar connecting the walls thereof, one end of said crossbar being piv otally secured to one of said flanges, and the other end including an upright portionbearing against the other flange and a free end,

whereby saidupright portion expands the walls when the crossbar is pivotally moved in onedirection, said free end being in yieldable engagement'with the flange to hold'the crossbar in a desired position. p L

3. A shoe form comprising ahollowtoe.

member, having side walls terminating in ball flanges, and a crossbar connecting the walls thereof, one end of said crossbar being pifvotally secured to one of said flanges, and

member, having-side walls terminating in ball flanges, and a crossbar connecting the walls thereof, one end of said crossbar being pivotally secured to one of said flanges and theother end including an upright portion bearing against the other flange and a free end extending over such flange, and bosses in said flange with which said free end engages;

whereby said upright portion expands the walls positively when the crossbar is pivoted in one direction andthe engagement of the free end with the bosses yieldably holds the crossbar in the desired position.

5. A shoe form-comprising a hollow toe member having walls terminating in ball flanges and a crossbar connecting thewalls thereof, one end of said crossbar extending below and being pivotally secured to one of said flanges, and the other end including a portion extending below the other flange and a free end extending above such flange in a plane substantially parallel to that of the portion below the flange whereby when the form is inserted in the toe of a shoe the crossbar extends between the flanges and the insole of the shoe. c

6; A shoe form comprising a hollow-toe member having walls terminating in ball flanges and a crossbar connecting'the walls thereof, one'end of said crossbar extending below and being'pivotally securedto one of saidflanges, and the other end including a portion extending below the other flange, an

uprightportion bearing against thev flange,

whereby when the form is inserted in the toe of a shoe the crossbar extends between the flanges and the insole of the shoe and the upr ght portion positively expands the walls of the member when the crossbar is pivotally moved in one direction and a free end extending over the flange substantially at right anglesto the upright portion.

7 A shoe form comprising. a hollow toe member having walls terminating in ball flanges and a crossbar connecting the walls thereof, one end of said crossbar extending below and being 'pivotally secured to one of said flanges," and the other end including a portion extending below the other flange, an upright portion bearing against the flange and a free end'extending over the flange, said flange having a'series of bosseswith' which said free end engages.

Signed by me at Auburn, New York, this 20th day-of June, 1929. I p f DE WIT'll 

